Display rack



Jan. 2l., 1930. w. Rosl-:NGRTEN DI SPLAY RACK Filed Jan. 4, 1929 Patented Jan. 21, 1930 UNITED STATES WILLIAM ROSENGARTEN, OF CHICAGO, LLINOIS DISPLAY RACK Application filed January 4, 1929. Serial N0. 330,262.

This invention relates to improvements in racks, particularly adapted, though not necessarily limited in its use, for displaying neck tics.

Heretofore with racks of this character consi'L erable difficulty and inconvenience has been experienced in that the ties not only become bunched together, but frequently fall or slide therefrom, and with the further oblo jection that it has been very easy to draw or slip one or more of the ties from the rack Without the same being noticed.

1t is one of the objects of the present invention to overcome these objections and dilliculti-es and to provide an improved rack or holder of this character having means for securing the ties or articles to the arms thereof, and which means will render it impossible to remove the ties or articles without considerable effort, but will readily yield under proper manipulation, and at the same time the tie or article will not be injured thereby.

To the attainment of these ends and the accomplishment of other new and useful objects as will appear, the invention consists in the features of novelty in substantially the construction, combination and arrangement of the several parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed and shown in the accompanying drawing illustrating this invention, and in which Figure 1 is a view partly in side elevation, partly in vertical section and partly broken away, of a rack of this character constructed in accordance with the principles of this invention, and as taken on line 1-1, Figure 2.

Figure 2 is a view as taken on line 2 2, Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view on an enlarged scale taken on line 3 3, Figure 2.

4igure el is a detail perspective view of a portion of one of the arms and one clip.

Figure 5 is a rear elevation of a display card or sign holder.

Figure G is a front elevation thereof.

Referring more particularly to the drawing the numeral 10 designates a suitable supporting standard mounted upon a suitable base 11. The standard may be of any desired size and configuration and of any length, the

upper portion thereof being preferably reduced at 12 to form a shoulder 13.

The body portion of the rack proper may be of any desired construction but preferably consists of an upper plate 141 to the lower of which the central portion 15 of a bottom plate r member is secured. The plate 15 is deflected downwardly as at 16 and then forwardly as'at 17 to form slots or spaces into which the ends of the arms are respectively inserted, the deflected portions 16 of the plate 15 forming the bottom of the slots or recep tacles. The forward edges 18 of the defiected portions 1,7 are preferably bent upwardly as shown more clearly in Figure l, so as t0 form a reduced bearing for the arms.

A member 19 is also secured to the lower face of the member 14C and preferably to the member 15 and is spaced from the latter. The member 19 is preferably provided with an opening 2O which is in alinement with an opening 21 in the plate or member 14, the opening 2O being of a larger diameter than the opening 21 so that when the body of the rack is placed in position over the standard, the reduced portion 12 of the standard will enter the opening 21 whilethe body portion of the standard will enter the opening 20 in the member 19, the head or body portion being supported for rotation about the standard 10 by means of the shoulder 13.

Any number of arms 22 may be provided and they may be of any desired configuration but are preferably constructed of a channel formation,one end of which is inserted into the space formed between the portion 16 of the member 15 and the member 14,. as shown more clearly in Figure 1, and the arm is pivotally connected to the head or body portion in any suitable manner such as by means of a. rivet or fastening device 23 which will permit of the arm to swing freely about the pivot.

The body portion of each of the arms is provided with a plurality of slots 211- (see particularly Figure 2) spaced in directions lengthwise of the arm.

Clips 25 are also provided. These clips are constructed of any suitable spring material, one end of which is deflected as at 26 so as to enter the slot 24, the deflected portion 26 resting against the lower face of the arm 22, The clips are secured in position by means of suitable fastening devices 27 so that the body port-ions of the clips will rest against tie upper face of the arm, the free extremity of the clips being disposed adjacent but spaced from the closed end of the next adjacent clip and deflected away from the arm to form a guideway therebetween to facilitate the passage of a tie or other article 29 beneath the clip.

The articles 29 may be arranged lengthwise of the arm and pass beneath the respective clips 25 so that they will be yieldingly held in position and by reason of the arms being pivotally mounted upon the supporting body or head they may be adjusted t-o any position with respect thereto about their pivots and the arms together with the head may be rotated about the standard.

If desired a suitable card holder 30 is provided with langes 81 on the face thereof to receive and hold a display or price card 32.

To the rear of the holder 3U is secured a tubular portion 33 adapted to be passed over the reduced portion 12 of the standard. This card holder 30 is frictionally held in position and serves as a means for preventing accidental disengagement of the body or member 15 and the arms from the standard.

lVhile the preferred form of the invention has been herein shown and described, it is to be understood that various changes may be made in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, within the scope of the claims, without departing from the spirit of this invention.

What is claimed as new is 1. A display rack for ties and the like embodying a standard, a support rotatably mounted thereupon, arms connected with and projecting from said support, and spring clips connected to and cooperating with the arms for releasably securing a portion of the article therebetween7 said clips being spaced from each other in directions lengthwise of the arm, one end of said clips being free from the arm and deflected away from the arm and disposed adjacent but spaced from the closed end of the next adjacent clip to form a guideway therebetween to facilitate directing a portion of the article beneath said clip.

2. A display rack for ties and the like embodying a support, an arm projecting` therefrom, said arm being of a channel formation, one wall of the channel constituting the top of the arm, there being openings through thtA` said t-op and spaced lengthwise of the arm, spring clips, one end of the clips passing through the respective openings in the arm and secured beneath the lower face of the top of the arm, the other end of the clips extending along the top of the arm in close proximity thereto, and terminating adjacent but 

